Washington Post Mistakenly Tells Readers There are Shortages of Workers

A Washington Post article reporting the decision by the Trump administration to not press employers to use E-Verify to prevent undocumented workers from getting jobs repeatedly tells readers there is a labor shortage, especially in farming, restaurants, and construction. The data indicate otherwise.

If there were a shortage of workers in these industries, we should see rapidly rising wages. We don't.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics establishment survey does not include farms, but we don't see...